History WebAnimation / TurnaboutStorm

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: In-universe. [[spoiler: After the trial, Sonata admits to Phoenix that during their encounter in her hotel room, all the times she cringed at Pinkie's eccentricities were actually attempts to hold in her laughter.]]

* AlliterativeTitle: Twilight's ''[[LongTitle Super Spectacular Stupendous Spontaneous Summoning Scripture Signals and You]]''.

** The Judge being afraid that speaking with [[AudioPlay/DoctorWhoovesAndAssistant Doctor Whooves]] [[TalkingToHimself might create some sort of paradox]].

-->''"Toupees, [[MakeTheDogTestify birds]], [[WhipItGood whips]]..."''

* NoPronunciationGuide: An odd example; as with most people who read the word "Psyche-locks" aloud, the voice actors call them "Psych-locks".

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} Just when you thought the]] [[VideoGame/ProfessorLayton Layton]] [[VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVSAceAttorney crossover]] [[IntercontinuityCrossover was weird]].'']]

* CourtroomAntic:
** Phoenix is on the case, what else can you expect?
** Trixie also knows her handful of antics too. For instance, she does the typical "hold on to the evidence until a contradiction is found" trick so popular within ''Ace Attorney'' prosecutors.

* CryCute: Rainbow after Fluttershy's speech when the trial is over. [[SandInMyEyes Not like she'll admit it mind you]].

* SugarBowl: As far as [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix]] is concerned, he is stuck in one; the colorful equine filled [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Equestria]]. It is so cutesy and peaceful that [[spoiler: not only is the defendant innocent but everyone else is too; the "murder" really was an accident]]. As far as ''Equestria's'' concerned however, the real one is overseas; a land where ponies and humans coexist. [[TastesLikeDiabetes Twilight is embarrassed by just mentioning that place]].

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Pinkie Pie, naturally. This aspect of her reminds Phoenix of Maya Fey with the loopiness TurnedUpToEleven.

* ShrinkingViolet: Fluttershy's shyness is taken UpToEleven in ''Part 2''. She attempts to hide under the witness podium whenever anyone addresses her, except Phoenix, due to her thinking he actually is a phoenix.

* ArtisticLicenceLaw:
** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) [[GuiltyUntilSomeoneElseIsGuilty struggle to present evidence implicating a person other than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' pseudo-Japanese setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing, whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as [[MotiveEqualsConclusiveEvidence Dash's possible motive]] as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place - in a world where flying, teleportation magic and electrocution spells exist, mind you;[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving the killing of Ace Swift by Dash (and that said killing constituted ''murder'' rather than, say, manslaughter) ''beyond'' reasonable doubt rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie;[[note]]beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions, and continuing with the fact that murder generally requires intent; for that conundrum, see below;[[/note]] it's ''not'' on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion]]. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift had electrocuted himself]].
** Likewise, the final reveal of [[spoiler:Ace Swift ending up being killed by a thunderbolt discharging from a volatile thunder-cloud that Rainbow Dash had unwittingly left parked next to him could still open up Dash to charges of ''[[AccidentalMurder negligent]]'' homicide]]. This possibility is however [[NoEndorHolocaust not brought up at any point]].

** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) [[GuiltyUntilSomeoneElseIsGuilty struggle to present evidence implicating a person other than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' pseudo-Japanese setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing, whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as Dash's possible motive as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place - in a world where flying, teleportation magic and electrocution spells exist, mind you;[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving the killing of Ace Swift by Dash (and that said killing constituted ''murder'' rather than, say, manslaughter) ''beyond'' reasonable doubt rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie;[[note]]beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions, and continuing with the fact that murder generally requires intent; for that conundrum, see below;[[/note]] it's ''not'' on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion]]. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift had electrocuted himself]].

** Likewise, the final reveal of [[spoiler:Ace Swift ending up being killed by a thunderbolt discharging from a charged thunder-cloud that Rainbow Dash had unwittingly left parked next to him could still open up Dash to charges of ''[[AccidentalMurder negligent]]'' homicide]]. This possibility is however [[NoEndorHolocaust not brought up at any point]].

** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) [[GuiltyUntilSomeoneElseIsGuilty struggle to present evidence implicating a person other than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' pseudo-Japanese setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing, whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as Dash's possible motive as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place - in a world where flying, teleportation magic and electrocution spells exist, mind you;[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving the killing of Ace Swift by Dash (and that said killing constituted ''murder'' rather than, say, manslaughter) ''beyond'' reasonable doubt rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie;[[note]]beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions, and continuing with the fact that murder generally requires intent; for that conundrum, see below;[[/note]] it's ''not'' on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion]]. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift had ended up electrocuting himself]].

** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) [[GuiltyUntilSomeoneElseIsGuilty struggle to present evidence implicating a person other than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' pseudo-Japanese setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing, whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as Dash's possible motive as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place - in a world where flying, teleportation magic and electrocution spells exist, mind you;[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving the killing of Ace Swift's by Dash (and that said killing constituted ''murder'' rather than, say, manslaughter) ''beyond'' reasonable doubt rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie;[[note]]beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions, and continuing with the fact that murder generally requires intent; for that conundrum, see below;[[/note]] it's ''not'' on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion]]. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift had ended up electrocuting himself]].

** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) struggle to present evidence implicating a person ''other'' than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' pseudo-Japanese setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing, whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as Dash's possible motive as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place - in a world where flying, teleportation magic and electrocution spells exist, mind you;[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving the killing of Ace Swift's by Dash (and that said killing constituted ''murder'' rather than, say, manslaughter) ''beyond'' reasonable doubt rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie;[[note]]beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions, and continuing with the fact that murder generally requires intent; for that conundrum, see below;[[/note]] it's ''not'' on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion]]. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift had ended up electrocuting himself]].

** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) struggle to present evidence implicating a person ''other'' than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing, whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as Dash's possible motive as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place - in a world where flying, teleportation magic and electrocution spells exist, mind you;[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving the killing of Ace Swift's by Dash (and that said killing constituted ''murder'' rather than, say, manslaughter) ''beyond'' reasonable doubt rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie;[[note]]beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions, and continuing with the fact that murder generally requires intent; for that conundrum, see below;[[/note]] it's ''not'' on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion]]. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift ended up electrocuting himself]].

** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) struggle to present evidence implicating a person ''other'' than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing, whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as Dash's possible motive as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place - in a world where flying, teleportation magic and electrocution spells exist, mind you;[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving the killing of Ace Swift's by Dash (and that said killing constituted ''murder'' rather than, say, manslaughter) ''beyond'' reasonable doubt rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie;[[note]]beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions, and continuing with the fact that murder generally requires intent; for that condundrum, see below;[[/note]] it's ''not'' on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift ended up electrocuting himself]].

** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) struggle to present evidence implicating a person ''other'' than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing, whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as Dash's possible motive as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place - in a world where flying, teleportation magic and electrocution spells exist, mind you;[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving the killing of Ace Swift's by Dash (and that said killing constituted ''murder'' rather than, say, manslaughter) ''beyond'' reasonable doubt rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie;[[note]]beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions, and continuing with the fact that murder generally requires intent; for that condundrum, see below;[[/note]] it's ''not'' on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion (at least beyond that threshold)]]. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift ended up electrocuting himself]].

** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) struggle to present evidence implicating a person ''other'' than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing, whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as Dash's possible motive as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place - in a world where flying, teleportation magic and electrocution spells exist, mind you;[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving the killing of Ace Swift's by Dash (and that said killing constituted ''murder'' rather than, say, manslaughter) ''beyond'' reasonable doubt rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie;[[note]]beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions, not to mention the fact that murder generally requires intent; for that condundrum, see below;[[/note]] it's ''not'' on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion (at least beyond that threshold)]]. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift ended up electrocuting himself]].

** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) struggle to present evidence implicating a person ''other'' than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing, whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as Dash's possible motive as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place - in a world where flying, teleportation magic and electrocution spells exist, mind you[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving the killing of Ace Swift's by Dash (and that said killing constituted ''murder'' rather than, say, manslaughter) ''beyond'' reasonable doubt rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie;[[note]]beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions, not to mention the fact that murder generally requires intent; for that condundrum, see below[[/note]] it's ''not'' on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion]]. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift ended up electrocuting himself]].
** Likewise, the final reveal of [[spoiler:Ace Swift ending up being killed by a thunderbolt discharging from a charged thunder-cloud that Rainbow Dash had carelessly parked next to him could still open up Dash to charges of ''[[AccidentalMurder negligent]]'' homicide]]. This possibility is however [[NoEndorHolocaust not brought up at any point]].

** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) struggle to present evidence implicating a person ''other'' than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing (much less explicity ''murder'' rather than, say, manslaughter), whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as Dash's possible motive as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place - in a world where flying, teleportation magic and electrocution spells exist, mind you[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving Dash's participation in Ace Swift's death ''beyond'' reasonable doubt - beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions and her intent - rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie; it's not on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion]]. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift ended up electrocuting himself]].

** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) struggle to present evidence implicating a person ''other'' than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing, whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as Dash's possible motive as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place - in a world where flying, teleportation magic and electrocution spells exist, mind you[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving Dash's participation in Ace Swift's death ''beyond'' reasonable doubt - beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions - rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie; it's not on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion]]. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift ended up electrocuting himself]].
** Likewise, the final reveal of [[spoiler:Ace Swift ending up being killed by a thunderbolt discharging from a charged thunder-cloud that Rainbow Dash had carelessly parked next to him could still open up Rainbow Dash to charges of ''[[AccidentalMurder negligent]]'' homicide]]. This possibility is however [[NoEndorHolocaust not brought up at any point]].

** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) struggle to present evidence implicating a person ''other'' than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing, whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as Dash's possible motive as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place - in a world where teleportation magic and electrocution spells exist, mind you[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving Dash's participation in Ace Swift's death ''beyond'' reasonable doubt - beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions - rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie; it's not on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion]]. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift ended up electrocuting himself]].

** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) struggle to present evidence implicating a person ''other'' than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing, whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as Dash's possible motive as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving Dash's participation in Ace Swift's death ''beyond'' reasonable doubt - beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions - rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie; it's not on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion]]. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift ended up electrocuting himself]].

** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) struggle to present evidence implicating a person ''other'' than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing, whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as Dash's possible motive as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving Dash's participation in Ace Swift's death ''beyond'' reasonable doubt - beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions - rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie; it's not on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion]]. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift ended up electrocuting himself'')]].

** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) struggle to present evidence implicating a person ''other'' than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing, whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as Dash's possible motive as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving Dash's participation in Ace Swift's death ''beyond'' reasonable doubt - beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions - rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie; it's not on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion]]. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift ended up electrocuting himself]]'')]].
** Likewise, the final reveal of [[spoiler:Ace Swift ending up being killed by a thunderbolt discharging from a charged thunder-cloud that Rainbow Dash had carelessly parked next to him could still open up Rainbow Dash to charges of ''negligent'' homicide]]. This possibility is however [[NoEndorHolocaust not brought up at any point]].

** The story climaxes in Parts 4 and 5 when [[spoiler:Phoenix and Twilight (initially) struggle to present evidence implicating a person ''other'' than Dash in the murder and thereby clearing her name]]. Though it ''could'' be explained away as a quirk of Equestria's (and by logical extension, ''Ace Attonerney's'' setting's) legal system, this violates a central tenet of RealLife criminal law, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_dubio_pro_reo in dubio pro reo]]'' (When In Doubt, For The Accused). [[spoiler: At this point in the trial, the defence has already successfully dismantled much of the alleged evidence linking Dash to the killing, whittling the prosecution's case down to circumstantial evidence such as Dash's possible motive as well as her presence near the crime scene - both of which make for a laughably flimsy case on their own merit[[note]]After all, Ace Swift still had ''several'' enemies and was killed in a publicly accessible place[[/note]] and offer plenty of grounds for an acquittal. The burden of proving Dash's participation in Ace Swift's death ''beyond'' reasonable doubt - beginning with reliably establishing the causality of Dash's actions - rests squarely with prosecutor Trixie; it's not on the defence to remove every last shred of suspicion]]. This principle turns out to be ''very'' well-advised when [[spoiler:it is ultimately revealed that Ace Swift was killed due to ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vis_major vis major]]'')]].

** Likewise, the final reveal of [[spoiler:Ace Swift ending up being killed by a thunderbolt discharging from a charged thunder-cloud that Rainbow Dash carelessly parked next to him could still open up Rainbow Dash to charges of negligent homicide]]. This possibility is however [[NoEndorHolocaust not brought up at any point]].